Whether you're a layman looking to understand your own transaction or a lawyer needing assistance with a client's conveyancing our step by step sale and purchase guides will lead you through the process while our mini guides will break the whole thing into manageable chunks and give a deep insight into the key issues and stages. Leasehold, freehold, unregistered, registered – we've got it all covered.
Need help with a remortgage or transfer of equity / deed of gift? Our guides will walk you through the process and highlight some of the common pitfalls. Mortgages and transfers can be very simple procedures but complex issues can sometimes arise and mistakes are easily made. These guides will help you deal with them.
So you want to have a go at your own conveyancing? First you should read about the risks, then if you're still happy to proceed, our guides will take you through each stage of the process telling you what to look out for and helping you avoid falling into expensive traps. Our subscription service will give you access to all of the documents you should need for your conveyancing and we can even supply you with the Land Registry Official Copies you'll need. Our general guides will cover all the obstacles you are likely to face and offer a practical solution. Have a look at our sale and purchase guides too.
A big part of the conveyancing process is the conveyancing searches. This section tells you all about them. What they are, how and when to order them and how to interpret the results. Each search has its own guide and you'll see they are separated into Standard (should be done in every case), Regional (area specific) and Optional (not essential but often useful tools for the would be purchaser). All buyers should beware that when you buy a property, the law assumes that you have seen the information that would have been revealed by searches whether or not you have actually carried them out, so you buy the property subject to the results.
Using a conveyancer to handle your conveyancing will greatly reduce the risk to you and sometimes, particularly if you are taking out a new mortgage, you will have no choice but to instruct a conveyancer. The good news is it doesn't have to break the bank. Get a free, instant quote here. We can also help with quick easy quotes for other moving related services.
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I am selling a 3 bedroom victorian terrace and the sellers solicitor has stated the following, We note there is a loft conversion to form an attic bedroom. Please specifically confirm when this was carried out, and provide a copy of the Building Regulation completion certificate together with any required planning permission. If there is no Building Regulation completion certificate, please confirm that the seller will now apply for a regularisation certificate as this is a matter of safety for which indemnity insurance is unsuitable. I have no idea when the conversion took place but would presume over 40 years ago. Can I decline the regularisation certificate and pay for the indemnity insurance?
This will come down to what you and the Buyer agree. It would seem reasonable to refuse but bear in mind the Buyer could walk away. If you wish to instruct Notary Express to act as your conveyancer please get in touch.
As the work is 40+ years old, an Indemnity Insurance Policy is arguably entirely unnecessary as the risk of enforcement proceedings for non-compliance are negligible at best. However, the other side do not seem to be looking for the certification to protect against local authority enforcement but instead to evidence the works safety.
If you are adamant that you do not wish to undertake regularisation, I would perhaps speak with the buyer and perhaps offer an allowance or retention to the allow them to get the certification after completion.
Please feel free to contact Notary Express if you would like a quote.